Dirigible automobile-headlight.



Li such a manner 15 wheels when the automobile is steered either to the right or to the left, thereby enabling the driver to see where he is running when turning a sharp corner after dark.

a tarv .-.-hew1ng the manner of applying a dirigible headlight constructed in accordance with the invention thereto. Fig. 2 is a front elei ration of the same. Fig. 8 is a longitudinal iisectional view through the front portion of ii an automobile, showing the manner of connecting the headlight to the steerin 1; connecting rod. Fig. 4 is an enlarge side elevation of one of the headlights, portions of the supporting bracket being broken away '1 u all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL Eoonxn How- .\an, a citizen of the United States residing at Keene, in the county of Cheshire, State at New Hampshire, have invented a new and 5 useful and I do hereby declare' the following to be Automobile Headlight;

Further objects of the invention are to 2 provide a dirigible headlight which is comparatively simple wnllSillllClllUll, which can be readily mounted P u on any conventional form of automobile 5 without necessitating any alterations or hanges in the construction thereof, which is strong and durable in its construction and not hahle to get out of repair, and which illlnot interfere. with the steering of the Hlzil llllU.

and inexpensive in its With these and other objects in View, the

' Invention consists in certain novel combinalHIllH and arrangements of the parts as will more fully appear as the description prorue/(l5, the novel features thereof being pointl'il out in the appended claim.

For a full understanding of the invention,

reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, in

which:--

Figure l is a top plan view of a fragmenortion of the front of an automobile,

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Specification of Letters Patent.

UN ITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL EUGENE HOWARD, OF KEENE, NEW HAMPSHIRE, ASSIGNOR T0 HANNAH G.

' HOWARD, OF KEENE, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

Patented June 13,1916.

Application filed October 13, 1915. Serial No. 55,6915.

to illustrate more clearly the details of construction.

lorresponding and like parts are referred to in the followim description and indicated in all the views 0 the drawing by the same reference characters.

Specifically describing the present cmbodnnent of the invention, the reference character A designates in a diagrammatic manner the front of an automobile which is of the conventional construction. The radiator is designated at 1, the front axle at 2, the spindles at 3, the front wheels at 4, the spindle arms at 5, and the spindle arm connecting rod at 6. All of the parts mentioned above are of the well-known and conventional construction.

Rigidly secured to each side of the radiator 1 and projecting therefrom is a bracket 7, Said brackets terminating in the vertical bearing sleeve 7" which receive the spindles 8 at the lower ends of the lamp standards 8. The upper ends of the lamp standards terminate in the usual forks 8" upon which the lam )s 9 are mounted. Suitable antifriction earings 10 are provided at the upper and lower ends of the bearing sleeves and the lower extremities of the spindles 8" are threaded to receive the nuts 11 which serve to retain the spindles in position. Projecting rearwardly from the base of each of the lamp standards 8 is a lateral arm 12, said arms bein pivotally connected at 13 to the inwardly returned extremities ll" of a horizontally disposed cross ha r l-t which extends across the front of the radiator l. The returned extremities 14" of the cross bar provide the necessary clearance space for the proper operation of the device, and also enable the cross bar to extend across the front of the radiator in the most com'enicnt position.

A clamp 16 is rigidly applied to the spindle arm connecting rod 6 at an intermediate point in the length thereof, and an arm 17 projects upwardly therefrom, the extremity of the said arm being hingedly connected at 18 to the rear end of a forwardly extending link 19 which has the forward end thereof hinged at 20 to an upright bar 21 secured at its upper end to the cross bar 14, as indicated at 22. The two hinged joints 18 and 20 are constructed in such a manner that the link 19 can swing up and down vertically about the horizontal axis,

although it can not swing laterally about a vertical axis. The upright bar 21 is thus free to move up and down independently of the arm 17 as the car body vibrates upon the supporting springs, although the up-v right bar will move laterally with the arm 17 and spindle arm connecting rod 6 when the front wheels are turned in either direction, thereby causing the head lamps 9 to swing in the direction in which the vehicle is being turned. The link 19 is preferably made extensible, being shown as formed in two overlapping sections 10 which are rigidly held in an adjusted position by the bolts 19". In a similar manner the upright bar 21 is preferably made extensible, being shown as formed in two overlapping sections 21' which are rigidly connected and held in an adjusted position by the bolts 21". The same is also true of the cross bar 14, which may be formed in overlapping sections 14 adapted to be secured together in an adjusted position by the bolts 14. This enables the various arts to be readily adjusted so that the eviee can be fitted upon any make or design of automobile wit out necessitating a special construction and special sizes for each particular make of automobile.

When the device is (properly mounted upon the automobile an connected to the steering gear, the headlights will automatically turn in the direction in which the front wheels turn, so that the driver can see clearly where he is running when makihg a sharp turn after dark. Accidents may Guam 0! this patent m be at!!! tot thus be avoided, since with the ordinary headlights the driver frequently runs into an obstacle when making a sharp turn, owing to the-fact that as the lights do not turn with the wheels he is unable to see that p'ortion of the road into which he is turning. j

Having thus described the invention, {2; what I claim as new and desire to secure if byALetters Patent, is eluding sides of provided with spindles whic are nected to the cross bar, and a link member operatively connecting the lower end of the upright bar to the spindle arm connecting rod of the steering gear.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribin witnesses.

SAMUEL iEUGENE HOWARD.

Witnesses:

Gnoaon OREN WIsWALL, LEAH F. Kmoaa.

In out: mm, by drama: the "Oomntmonu or roman, w'ummtlfl.

diri ible headlight for automobiles, inamp brackets applied to opposite -E the radiator and provided with vertical bearing sleeves, lam) standardsi rotatably mounted within the vertical bear- 1 ing sleeves, lateral arms projecting rearwardly from the standards, a cross bar extending transversely across the front of the radiator and having the extremities therei of returned rearwardly and pivotally connected to the lateral arms of the lamp standards, the returned ends of the cross f bar providing a clearance space for the lamp brackets when the cross bar is moved 5 back and forth, an upright bar rigidly 0011- j 

